Structural design evolution for Tornadoes

[Venni1]

Can anyone help me out with evolution/development of Structural design codes for Tornado effect? Any related papers or links or any source of information is appreciated.

 

[msquared48]

Is this for a student project?

Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)

 

[andriver]

I would begin with the Lubbock, TX F5 tornado of 1970. After which "wind engineering" was created at Texas Tech University which has led the way in this area.

 

[Venni1]

@mssquared.... Nope. It's for a research-based Project

 

[hawkaz]

Look up a report written by the Structural Engineers Association of Kansas and Missouri regarding the Joplin tornado

 

[JAE]

FEMA 361 history:

https://www.fema.gov/fema-p-361-history-and-relevant-fema-building-science-activities

Body of FEMA 361 with good references in the back:

http://www.fema.gov/media-library-d...a4e8c35eeff53dd547/fema_p361_July2016_508.pdf

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[Venni1]

Thanks everyone for their support and sources

 

[Bagman2524]

International Code Council (ICC) has a specification/code. I believe it's ICC-500

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